Sunday, 16 October 2011

Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year of Faith” which will begin in
October 2012, the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican
Council.
“It will be a moment of grace and commitment to a more complete
conversion to God, to strengthen our faith in Him and proclaim Him with
joy to the people of our time,” said the Pope, making his announcement
during Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Year of Faith will run from October 11, 2012, until November 24, 2013, which is the Solemnity of Christ the King.
The Pope said in his Oct. 16 remarks that it will give “new impetus
to the mission of the whole Church to lead men out of the desert in
which they often find themselves, to the place of life, of friendship
with Christ.” He also said that “reasons, purposes and guidelines” for
the year will be set out in an Apostolic Letter to be published “in the
coming days.”